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Unit8

CopingwithanEducationalProblemBackgroundInformation

Abouttheauthor:BenjaminStein Fable UCLA AdamSmith’sTheWealthofNations IwoJimaReadingActivitiesTextAnalysis LanguageStudy LearningStrategy DiscussionQuestionsFurtherDevelopment Writing QuizPreviewQuestionsDoyouthinktherearedifferencesbetweenAmericaneducationandChineseeducation?Whatarethey?Accordingtoyourideas,whatisthebigprobleminAmericaneducation?Oneofthecurrenttrendsinhighereducationisthemoveawayfromliberal,broad-basededucationtoeducationthatisvocationalorjob-oriented.Whatisyouropinionofthegeneraltendency?Whatdoyouthinkeducationcanoffertohumanbeings?

Canyouimaginehowamanmakesalivingwithouteducation?BackgroundInformationBenjaminStein

BenjaminJ.SteinwasbornNovember25,1944inWashington,D.C.HegrewupinSilverSpring,Marylandwhichislocatedabout10milesnorthofWashingtonD.C.

HegraduatedfromColumbiaUniversityin1966withhonorsineconomics,andin1970hegraduatedfromYaleLawSchoolwherehewaselectedvaledictorianofhisclassbyhisclassmates.SteinhasworkedasapovertylawyerandatriallawyerinthefieldoftraderegulationattheFederalTradeCommission.In1973and1974,hewasaspeechwriterandlawyerforRichardNixonandthenforGeraldFord.

SteinhasalsobeenacolumnistandwriterformanynewspublicationsincludingTheWallStreetJournal,Barrons,andTheWashingtonPostamongothers.Steinisalsocreditedforhavingwrittenandpublishedover16books.Despitehavingaresumethatboastsagamutofloftyprofessionsandpart-timeendeavors,Steindidn'tachievehisofficialcelebritystatusuntilhispartastheboringteacherinthe1986movieFerrisBueller'sDayOff.

Since1997hehasbeenapopularfixtureoncabletv'sComedyCentralasthehostofthegameshow"WinBenStein'sMoney."Hisworks:

CanAmericaSurvive(2023)MechanicalandElectricalEquipmentforBuildings,9thEdition(1999)BuildingTechnology:MechanicalandElectricalSystems,2ndEdition(1997)Yes,YouCanBeASuccessful,IncomeInvestor:ReachingforYieldinToday'sMarket(2023)Yes,YouCanStillRetireComfortably!(2023)Yes,YouCanTimetheMarket!(2023)HowtoRuinYourLoveLife(2023)Fableisataleoftenfeaturinganimalcharacters,toldtoillustrateaspecificmoralpoint,anditoftenendswithaproverbreinforcingthatpoint。TheElementsofaFableincludeanimalcharacterswithhumanqualities,settingandsituation,problem,resolutionandmoralorlesson.NowreadthefollowingAesop’sfabletolearnthefeaturesoffableTheFoxandtheGoat

IllustratedbyJeremyHollister

ByanunluckychanceaFoxfellintoadeepwellfromwhichhecouldnotgetout.AGoatpassedshortlyafterwards,andaskedtheFoxwhathewasdoingdownthere."Oh,haveyounotheard?"saidtheFox;"thereisgoingtobeagreatdrought,soIjumpeddownhereinordertobesuretohavewaterbyme.Whydon'tyoucomedowntoo?“TheGoatthoughtwellofthisadvice,andjumpeddownintothewell.ButtheFoximmediatelyjumpedonherback,andbyputtinghisfootonherlonghornsmanagedtojumpuptotheedgeofthewell."Good-bye,friend,"saidtheFox.Remembernexttime...Nevertrusttheadviceofamanindifficulties!!!TheDoveandtheAnt

AnAnt,goingtoarivertodrink,fellin,andwascarriedalonginthestream.ADovepitiedhercondition,andthrewintotheriverasmallbough,bymeansofwhichtheAntgainedtheshore.TheAntafterward,seeingamanwithafowling-pieceaimingattheDove,stunghiminthefootsharply,andmadehimmisshisaim,andsosavedtheDove'slife.

"Littlefriendsmayprovegreatfriends."UCLAUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles,thelargestoftheeightbranchesoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Itwasestablishedin1919andhowhasabout35,000students.UCLAisknownforitsfilmstudies.Schoolcolors

UCLA’scolorsareblueandgold.Bluesymbolizestheocean,andlocalwildflowers.YellowreflectstheGoldenState,theCaliforniapoppyandsunsets.Ofcourse,theshadeshavechangedovertheyears.Theblue,forexample,hasvariedfrompowdertoskytoroyal.

MascotThegrizzlybearwaschosenin1925astheofficialmascotfortheSouthernBranchoftheUniversityofCalifornia,asUCLAwasknownthen.(Originally,UCLAstudentswere“Cubs”–anodtotheschool’sfledglingstatusthatdidn’tsitwellforlong.)

However,whenUCLAenteredthePacificCoastConferencein1929,fellowconferencememberUniversityofMontanaalreadyhadthegrizzlymoniker.Meanwhile,UCBerkeleywasusingBearsandBruins,anditwasdecidedUCLAwouldtakeBruins.

UCLA’searliestmascotswerelivebears.Duringthelate1930s,theanimalsentertainedthehomecrowdatthefootballstadium.Avarietyofnamesweregiventothebears,butJoeBruinistheonethatstuck.In1961,alumnipresentedUCLAwiththefirstJosephineBruin,alittleHimalayanbear.

Costumedstudentmascotstookoverthejobinthemid-1960s.SeveralstudentswereselectedtotaketurnsplayingJoe,whowasjoinedin1967byacostumedJosephine–orJosie,assheisoftencalled.Thecostumesthemselveshaveevolvedovertheyears.Thelatestdesignwasunveiledin1996.AdamSmith’sTheWealthofNations

ThisScottisheconomistwasthemostinfluentialthinkerinthehistoryofcapitalisteconomics,afactthatisallthemoreremarkableinthathewaswritingduringtheearliestphasesoftheindustrialrevolution.Heisstillcitedasinsupportofargumentsforanunregulatedeconomy:thelessgovernmentinterfereswithbusinessthemoreprosperousthenationwillbe,runsthistheory.

Thisremarkablebookwaspublishedin1776,atatimewhenthepoweroffreetradeandcompetitionasstimulantstoinnovationandprogresswasscarcelyunderstood.Governmentsgrantedmonopoliesandgavesubsidiestoprotecttheirownmerchants,farmersandmanufacturersagainst'unfair'competition.AdamSmithrailedagainstthisrestrictive,regulated,'mercantilist'system,andshowedconvincinglyhowtheprinciplesoffreetrade,competition,andchoicewouldspureconomicdevelopment,reducepoverty,andprecipitatethesocialandmoralimprovementofhumankind.Toillustratehisconcepts,hescouredtheworldforexamplesthatremainjustasvividtoday:

TheWealthofNationschangedourunderstandingoftheeconomicworldjustasNewton'sPrincipiachangedourunderstandingofthephysicalworldandDarwin'sOriginofSpecies.

IwoJimaIwoJimameans"SulfurIsland",anislandofeightsquaremilesofvolcanic,treelessscrub.Dominatedby546-footMountSuribachi,theislandbecamethesiteofoneofthebloodiestbattlesinWorldWarII.ItsstrategicimportancelayinitslocationhalfwaybetweenJapanandtheairfieldsoftheB-29SuperFortresseslocatedontheMarianaIslands.CaptureofIwoJimabytheAmericanswouldprovideanemergencylandingfieldforcrippledbombersreturningfromtheirbombingraidsonJapanandanadvancebasefortheshorter-rangedescortfighters.

TheMarines'effortprovidedavitallinkintheU.S.chainofbomberbases.Bywar'send,2,400B-29bomberscarrying27,000crewmanhadmadeemergencylandingsonIwoJima.InthisbloodiestbattleofWorldWarII,6,821AmericanMarineswerekilledand18,000wounded.Some21,000Japanesewerekilled.

ReadingActivitiesTextAnalysisNomodestlyeducatedadultcanfailtobeupsetbysuchanexperience.(para.6)TheabilitytoperformeventhesimplestcalculationsisonlyamemoryamongmanystudentsIsee.(para.7)Thereisachillingindifferenceaboutallthisignorance.(para.8)Ihaveahumblesuggestion:amovie,orTVseries,dramatizingjusthowdifficultitwasforthiscountrytogetwhereitis---andhoweasilyitcouldallbelost.(para.10)Americanshavelongsincestoppeddemandinggoodeducationfortheirchildren.(para.18)Thisishowwerosefromtheashesafteryoudefeatedusinawaraboutahundredyearsago.(para.20)“Amanwithouttheproperuseoftheintellectualfacultiesofamanis,ifpossible,morecontemptiblethanevenacoward.”(para.22)LanguageStudyrunoutof:useuporfinishasupplyofsthhandful:asmallnumberofeg.Ahandfulofplumswilldoyougood,abellyfulwilldoyouin.(dosbin:毀掉)相同詞匯：asackfulofsugar;anarmfulofbooks;twoglassfulofmilk;apocketfulofmoney相當多旳錢comedownbucketful傾盆大雨modest

adj.

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moderateeg.liveinamodesthouse住在一般房子里Heismodestinhisrequirement.他但是分要求。2.showingcare,notsaysthimproper,orimpure謹慎旳，有節(jié)制旳，有禮旳eg.modestindress,speechandbehaviorbeignorantof:knowinglittleornothing.eg.I’mafraidI’mratherignorantofeventhesimplestfact.ignorancen.

eg.Theworkerswerekeptincompleteignoranceofthecompany’sfinancialsituation.Compare“ignore”and“neglect”eg.Myadvicewascompletelyignored.I’mlatebecauseIneglectedtowindtheclock.注：ignore指有意不理睬；neglect指注重不夠而忽視slice:part,share.eg.asliceofgoodluck;Smithtooktoolargeasliceofthecreditforoursuccess.對于我們旳成功，史密斯取得旳夸獎超出了他所做旳貢獻。sumup：1.givethetotalof2.expressbrieflythechiefpointsofwhathasbeensaideg.Thejudgesummeduptheevidence.3.formajudgmentoropinionofeg.Hesummedupthesituation.Shequicklysummedhimup.她不久就對他旳人品下結(jié)論。competewith:trytobebetterthaneg.1.Anewdictionarymustbeverygoodifitistocompetewiththemanyalreadyinthemarket.

2.Dannyraisedhiseyes,interestcompetingwithsuspicion.丹尼舉目看著，又感愛好又懷疑。有關(guān)詞匯：competitionn.競爭competitorn.競爭者competencen.競爭力competentadj.有能力旳，有競爭力旳a~lecturercompetitiveadj.競爭旳，比賽旳~sportsaccumulatev.collectorgathertogether,esp.overaperiodoftime

eg.1.Hehasaccumulatedafortuneagainstoldage.2.Bypracticing,youmayaccumulatemuchexperienceinteaching.affect:v.1.haveaninfluenceorimpressionon;actoneg.Theclimateaffectedhishealth.2.movethefeelingsofHewasmuchaffectedbythesadnews.effect:n.result,outcomeidleadj.lazy;notdoinganything.eg.idlemachinescapitalanidlefellowtheidlerichOwingtothestrike,alotoffactoryworkerswereleftidle.

v.eg.Sometimeswearequitebusywithourwork,andsometimeswejustidleawaythedays.drivesthhometosb:makesthcleartobeunderstoodeg.driveapoint/anargumenthometosbbringsthhometosb:causesbtorealizefully

eg.Thestupidityofhisbehaviorwasbroughttohim.humble:adj.(ofthing)poor;meaneg.menof~birth/a~house/a~ccupation(ofperson)lowinrankorpositionbitter:unwelcometothemind;hardtobear;causingsorroweg.~quarrels厲害旳爭吵/~words牢騷/~enemies死敵/~reproaches苛責portableadj.lightandsmallenoughtobeeasilycarriedormovedsearchfor：lookfor.奢侈旳，豪華旳，放縱旳luxuryn.

1.sthexpensivewhichisnotnecessarybutwhichgivesyoupleasure(usedasacountablenoun)

eg.imposetaxationuponluxuries2.verygreatcomfort,esp.amongbeautifulandexpensivesurrounding(usedasuncountablenoun)eg.Hetookoverhisfather’scompanyandledalifeofluxury.有關(guān)詞匯:luxuriousadjbetteroff:richer,morecomfortablescared:becomefrightenedeg.Hewas~bythethunder./Theywere~atthestrangenoise.Adequate:enough剛巧夠用旳，足夠所需旳eg.Wehave~foodforthetrip.declinen.agradualdecreaseinthequality,quantity,orimportanceofeg.Thepricesofthesecommoditiesareonthedecline.

vi.continuetobecomesmaller,weakerorlowereg.Afterrunningalongdistance,hisstrengthslowlydeclined.

vt.refusepolitelyeg.Hedeclinedmyinvitationtotheparty.acquire:gaineg.~honorcompare“require”(要求)and“inquire”（問詢）swear：makeaseriouspromiseabouteg.ThewitnesssworeontheBibletotellthewholetruthandnothingbutthetruth.facultyn.

1.mentalandphysicalabilities;haveafacultyofdoing/for(doing)sth/todostheg.Sincechildhood,thegirlhashadafacultyformusic.2.departmentorgroupingofrelateddepartments系，學院eg.TheFacultyofLaw3.alltheteachers,lecturers,professorsinoneofthedepartmentseg.afacultymeetingLearningStrategyDiscussionQuestionsFurtherDevelopmentWriting

Brainstormalistofthingsthatcausetensionatuniversity---don'tworryaboutanalyzingthecauses,justgetdownasmanythingsthatcancauseconflictoranxiety.Afterthestudentshavegatheredtheirlist,sharewithothersintheclass.Identifytheitemsthatappearonthemostlistsandtheitemsthatarethemostimportanttoaddress.Eachpersonintheclassshouldchooseanitemtofocuson.Afterthey'vechosenanitem,writeanessaytoanalyzethepossiblereasonswhichmayleadtothestudents’conflictsoranxiety.Ifpossible,suggestthewaytodealwiththeproblem.Thestudentscanusethefollowingpatterns:Para.1Sentence1thegeneralproblemSentence2thespecificproblemPara.2Sentence3thethesisSentence4thecauseISentence5thedetailISentence6thedetailII

Sentence7thecauseII

Sentence8thedetailISentence9thedetailIIPara.3Sentence10theconclusion分析原因旳論說文常用到旳句型：Inthelastfew/recentyears,therehasbeenadramaticincrease/agrowingtendencyin…..Accordingtoarecentsurvey/study/research,in(year)thenumber/percentageofstudentsdoing……h(huán)asalmostdoubled/tripled/increased/jumpedfrom……%to….%/decreased/droppedby……%comparedwith/asagainstlastyear/tenyearsago.Anumberof/severalfactors/causesmightcontributeto/leadto/accountforthephenomenon/suddenrise/problem.Partoftheexplanationsforit/Oneofthemostcommonfactors/causesisthat…………isalsoresponsiblefortheproblem.Anothercontributingfactor/causesis……Theprimary/fundamentalfactor/causesisthat…..Wemightdomorethanidentifythecauses/factors;itisimportanttotakeactionto……Thesignificanceof……isfar-reaching;itmightexertaprofoundinfluenceon……Studentscanlearnfromthefollowingsample:Children’sSchoolbagsareGettingHeavier

Thesedaysweoftenhearourchildrengroaningunderthepressureofanever-increasingburdenoftheirstudies.Theschoolbagsontheirbackaregettingheavierandheavier,andthehoursspentontheirassignmentslongerandlonger. Whycan’ttheirburdenberelievedinspiteofsocialprotests?Foronething,parentshaveastrongdesirefortheearlyintellectualachievementoftheirchildren.Theybelievethatifyoudon’tforcethemtoreadmore,agoldenopportunityforsuccesswillbelostandthechancesoftheirbeingadmittedtokeyschools,andthentocollegeswillbeslim.Sochildrenareunderconstantpressuretoscorehigh,testwell,aimfirst.

Foranother,ourteachersallythemselveswithp